Strong's Greek · G1139

δαιμονίζομαι

daimonízomai

have a (be vexed with, be possessed with) devil(-s)

Definition

to be exercised by a dæmon

Derivation

middle voice from G1142 (δαίμων);

Appears 13 times in Scripture

Mark 5:18

As He was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed by the demons begged to go with Him.

Matthew 12:22

Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed the man so that he could speak and see.

Matthew 15:22

And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.”

Matthew 4:24

News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and He healed them.

Mark 1:32

That evening, after sunset, people brought to Jesus all the sick and demon-possessed,

Matthew 8:16

When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to Jesus, and He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.

Matthew 9:32

As they were leaving, a demon-possessed man who was mute was brought to Jesus.

Mark 5:15

When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons sitting there, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

Mark 5:16

Those who had seen it described what had happened to the demon-possessed man and also to the pigs.

Matthew 8:33

Those tending the pigs ran off into the town and reported all this, including the account of the demon-possessed men.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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